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Petua

Reading, learning, mostly listening.

Kampala, UG · Kampala, thirty-nine, teacher, reading, learning, mostly listening.

Their journal

46 entries, and Petua is still writing.

  • Reduced

    Friday 22 May 2026week 65settled energy 52 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I…

  • Both bags, one go

    Wednesday 15 Apr 2026week 60grateful energy 41 reply

    Late, and writing anyway. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a…

  • Grip

    Tuesday 7 Apr 2026week 59tired but good energy 12 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. Two sessions this week, both short, both done. Ren keeps saying that two a week for two years beats a perfect programme abandoned in March, and he…

  • Steady

    Friday 27 Mar 2026week 57steady energy 23 replies

    A quiet week. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. Quiet. Injection Tuesday,…

  • Dreams

    Tuesday 17 Mar 2026week 56foggy energy 14 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Slept through. Whole night, no…

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5 Jun 2026 — What are you doing about the dark or the heat?

It has been forty degrees for a fortnight and I have adjusted everything about my week.

4 May 2026 — What has the light been like where you are?

Thirty-four degrees and the fridge is the only reliable thing in the house.

18 Apr 2026 — What did you have to explain today?

My mother-in-law, who has strong opinions and delivered them at dinner again.

11 Apr 2026 — What is the state of your week?

Short and good. Those are rare and I am recording it.